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Patented Apr. 1, 1890.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MA'ITIIEV GINDORFF, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

FOLDING TUB-STAND.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 424,878, dated April 1,1890.

Application filed March 7, 1889. Serial No. 302,234. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MATTHEW GINDOEEE, a citizen ofthe United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented a certain new` and useful Improvement in FoldingTub-Stands,(Case 2,) of which the following is a full, clear, concise,and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,forming a part of this specification.

My invention relates to folding supports more especially designed forwash-tubs, and its object is to provide a cheap and4 reliable means ofsupporting the tub when in use, yet so arranged as to be folded, whendesired, upon the bottom of the tub.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying` drawings, in which-Figure 1 is a side elevation of a tub provided with my folding support.Fig. 2 is an end -view thereof. Fig. 3 is a view from below, showing thelegs or support folded. Figs. 4 and 5 are side and front views of thehinge for fastening the legs to the tub. Fig. 6 is a sectional view ofthe opening provided in the bottom of the tub with a plug insertedtherein. Fig. 7 is a detailed view of one of the knee-joint braces. y

Like parts are indicated by similar letters of reference throughout thedifferent figures.

The pair of legs a are secured to the tub on the under side thereof byhinges b c. These legs are connected together by around d. The oppositepair of legs e are hinged at f g in a similar manner, and are connectedby the round h. It will be seen that the pair e, being narrower than thepair d, are adapted to be folded, as shown in Fig. 3, so as to fallbetween the members of pair d.

A button 'L' is provided, as shown, so as to hold the support in itsfolded position until it is desired to unfold the same.

As shown in Figs. 4 and 5, each of the hinges Y) c f g is provided witha stop lo, of considerable length, so arranged as to aid in limiting theoutward movement or straddle of the pairs of legs ca c. This stop 7o iscast upon the portion Z of the hinge, which is attached to the bottom ofthe tub.

Pivoted to the legs a, I provide a pair of links fm, each being providedwith a rib or stop n upon the upper inner end thereof. To these links mare pivoted the slotted links o. Thus the two links m. and o on theopposite sides of the legs form, when extended, a brace after the mannerof a knee-joint. The links o are slotted, as shown, and each providedwith a notch p.

Vhen the stand is unfolded and in position, as shown in Figs. l and 2,the pins q, provided upon the outer sides of the legs c, rest in saidnotches p, and thus the two pairs of legs are braced apart and held inposition by the kneejoint devices in connection with the stops lo of thehinges.

In order to fold up the rack, I preferably invert the tub, whereupon thelinks 0 are forced down or fall, so as to bring the pins or screws qinto the slot. The legs a are then folded down upon the bottom of thetub, after which the other pair e are folde down and secured, as shownin Fig. 3.

I preferably provide in the bottom of the tub an opening r, extendingsomewhat below the bottom of the tub and provided with a plug s, so thatthe tub may be emptied by simply removing the plug'.

It is evident that my invention admits of various modifications thatwould readily suggest themselves to4 those skilled in the art, and Itherefore do not limit myself to the details of construction shown.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- A folding support consisting of two pairs of legssecured to the bottom of a tub by hinges, said hinges being providedeach with a stop for limiting the outward swing of the legs, andknee-joint devices connected between the said pairs of legs on oppositesides thereof, the links m of said knee-joint devices beingA pivoted toone pair of legs and provided each with a, stop fn, and thecorresponding links o being slotted and provided each with a notch p,and the screws or pins q, secured to the other pair of legs and adaptedto fall within said notches or move in the slots, whereby the pairs oflegs may be held in position to support the tub or IOO folded upon thebottom of the same, sub-

